Mother's Day at the University of Idaho video, 1939-1941
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Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Mother's Day at the University of Idaho video
- Dates
- 1939-1941 (inclusive)19391941
- Quantity
- 1.47 gigabytes
- Collection Number
- MG 5886
- Summary
- 11-minute silent video of events on and around the University of Idaho campus, roughly 1939-1941. Scenes include a baseball game, an event that may be a Mother's Day celebration or graduation, the University of Idaho campus, a plane crash at 3rd and Asbury in downtown Moscow, driving down the old Lewiston grade, and views of Moscow.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
1 digital video (.mpg format), 11 minutes and 9 seconds long, depicting Mother's Day on the University of Idaho campus and various other activities in the Moscow/North Idaho region, roughly 1939-1941.
This collection consists of one silent, black and white home video 11 minutes and 9 seconds long, sent to Special Collections and Archives as a digital file. It relates primarily to the Murphy family. Charles W. Murphy, Jr., graduated from the University of Idaho in 1941. He joined the Army and was killed during the Battle of Kwajalein in the Pacific Theater in 1944. Frank Murphy, his younger brother, also attended the University of Idaho and served in the Army during World War II.
The following is a donor-provided list of scenes in the video with timestamps:
0:00 Fraternity cleanup
0:23 Baseball
1:30 Mothers Day or graduation?
3:00 Murphy family photo - Irene Murphy second from right (mother of Charles Murphy)
3:49 buildings on campus
4:42 Charles W Murphy Jr - ROTC - class of 1941
5:00 airplane crash wreckage - 5/10/40 at 3rd and Asbury
5:50 driving Lewiston grade (parents lived in Nampa)
7:02 1941 graduation (Charles Murphy on right)
7:40 Charles W Murphy Jr - ROTC graduation
7:58 family (Charles W Murphy Jr, Charles W Murphy Sr, Frank Murphy)
8:04 Charles W Murphy Jr, Billie Kunter (future wife), Frank Murphy
8:20 Driving Lewiston grade
8:58 Fraternity? - cleaning windows, etc
9:45 Someone's wedding?
10:25 view of Moscow from a height
10:40 misc scenes on campus
Scenes may also depict the May Fete on the University of Idaho campus.
Return to TopUse of the Collection
Preferred Citation
FOR PHOTOS Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID. FOR DOCUMENTS Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Mother's Day at the University of Idaho video1.47 gigabytesDates: 1939-1941
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Documentary films
- University of Idaho
Geographical Names
- Moscow (Idaho)
